THE PRISONER OF ST KILDA

Book ID/图书代码： 08143010B36988

English Summary/英文概要： In the 18th century shotgun weddings were not unusual, but in most cases it wasn t the bride that was holding the gun. So began the stormy marriage between Lord and Lady Grange, a marriage which was to end with Lady Grange s death on the Isle of Skye after 13 years in exile. The daughter of a convicted murderer, Lady Grange s behaviour, such as her fondness for drink, was so outrageous that her sudden disappearance from public life was not considered surprising. But few knew the true story of her disappearance. This book reveals, for the first time, how the unfortunate lady was violently kidnapped and transported to the remote islands off the west coast of Scotland, spending seven years on the island of St. Kilda s. Condemned to a very different lifestyle than she had enjoyed in Edinburgh, and baffled by the strange tongue of the Gaelic West, she still obstinately survived, finally dying in Skye in 1745 (although a funeral had already been held for her years before). More than a history of scandal and infamy, ’The Prisoner of St Kilda’ gives a balanced account of both Lord and Lady Grange, their flaws and strengths, and of the role played by the powerful men who saw the unpredictable Lady Grange as a threat.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在18世纪，奉子成婚并不少见，但决定权通常并不在女子。因此Lord和Grange女士的婚姻注定不幸，在经历了13年的流亡生活后，Grange女士在斯凯岛上去世。
Grange女士的父亲是一个杀人犯，而她的举止又那么怪异离谱，因此当她突然消失在大家眼前时，没有人感到惊讶。然而，她神秘消失背后的真相却鲜有人知。这本书将为你讲述这个不幸女子如何被暴力绑架到远离苏格兰西海岸的偏远岛屿，经历了7年的艰难生活后，最终于1745年在斯凯岛上去世。
《圣基尔达的囚犯》不仅仅将这段丑闻和屈辱的历史公布于众，也将Lord和Grange夫人的真实故事展现给读者(RH)

Awards/获奖情况：这是苏格兰历史上最惊人的骗局之一，Margaret Macaulay将事实摆在了人们面前。---《先驱报》Trevor Royle

’this fascinating account of one of the most beguiling characters in Scotland’s history... it’s a stunning story and Margaret Macaulay has done it full justice.’ --Trevor Royle, The Herald

About the Author/作者介绍： Margaret Macaulay1934年出生于阿盖尔郡，曾就读于坎贝尔敦文法学校。1956年在格拉斯哥大学获得历史学荣誉硕士学位。她在先驱报工作，也是一名自由撰稿人、教师和书商。《Lady Grange》是她的第一本书。

MARGARET MACAULAY was born in Campbeltown, Argyll, in 1934 and educated at Campbeltown Grammar School. She graduated from Glasgow University in 1956 with an M.A. Hons. in History. She worked on The Herald, as a freelance journalist, a teacher and as a bookseller. Lady Grange is her first book.

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